Skip to content

Torah Flora

Plants and nature in Bible and Jewish tradition

Tag: pomegranate

Pomegranate physics for Passover

(Wood anatomy, heat transfer, and the Paschal lamb; July 2008, revised Aug. 2008 and Aug. 2009)

Published August 20, 2008
Categorized as Passover Tagged date palm, Passover, pomegranate, wood
Torah Flora
Proudly powered by WordPress.

Pages

  • Home
  • Events
  • Hagadah
  • Resources
  • Reviews
  • Essays
  • About
  • Other Torah Learning and Personal Thoughts

Subscribe to TorahFlora.org

For give-aways, discounts, and advance notice of Torah Flora events and publications, join the Torah Flora e-mail list (strictly confidential, no ads, spam, or sharing of e-mail addresses). E-mail jon@torahflora.org to subscribe. Before Pesach 2021, all Torah Flora e-mail subscribers will receive
• Seder Tips, a guide with creative ideas for integrating what you’ve learned from Fruits of Freedom into your seder,
• A discount for a seder set of six copies of Fruits of Freedom, and
• Early access to new Torah Flora articles and upcoming speaking engagements.

Recent Essays

  • Words over Wine
  • Fine Linen on Simchat Torah—A Symbol of Social Change
  • Wormwood and Self-Examination
  • Jonah and the Castor Bean
  • Achashverosh–Bumbling King or Agricultural Pest Insect?

Categories

  • Blessings
  • Chanukah
  • Environmental Conservation
  • Holidays
  • Land of Israel
  • Nature in Biblical Metaphor
  • Passover
  • Purim
  • Sabbath
  • Simchat Torah
  • Yom Kippur